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Practical guide to the diagnostics of ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes, liver fluke and lungworm infection:
interpretation and usability of results (2023)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Sabatini, Gustavo Adolfo

de Almeida Borges, Fernando

Claerebout, Edwin

Gianechini, Leonor Sicalo

Höglund, Johan

Kaplan, Ray Matthew

Lopes, Welber Daniel Zanetti

Mitchell, Sian

Rinaldi, Laura

von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Georg (WE 13)

Steffan, Pedro

Woodgate, Robert

Quelle

Parasites & vectors

Bandzählung: 16

Heftzählung: 1

Seiten: Article number: 58

ISSN: 1756-3305

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-023-05680-w

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05680-w

Pubmed: 36755300

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Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin

Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62310
parasitologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

The diagnostics of ruminant parasites remains one of the cornerstones for parasite control best practices. Field veterinarians have several techniques at their disposal (fecal egg count, coproculture, FAMACHA®, plasma pepsinogen, ELISA-Ostertagia, ELISA-Fasciola, Baermann and ELISA-Lungworm) for the identification and/or quantification of gastrointestinal nematodes, lungworms and liver fluke infecting small ruminants and cattle. Each of these diagnostic tools has its own strengths and weaknesses and is more appropriate for a specific production operation and/or age of the animal (young and adults). This review focuses on the usability and interpretation of the results of these diagnostic tools. The most advanced technical information on sampling, storage, advantages and limitations of each tool for different types of production operations and animal categories is provided.